COMING UP ON ABCNewsLive: Deep in the Amazon rainforest, armed tribesmen who call themselves the “Guardians of the Forest' battle illegal loggers for their future — and ours. danbharris brings us the story at 8PM ET.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.The 35-year-old indigenous Brazilian is a member of the’s Guajajara tribe and the leader of what is essentially a paramilitary group who have made it their mission to expel illegal loggers from the rainforest that has supported their people for centuries.
Last summer, ABC News was granted rare access to the “Guardians” and their operations, embedding within their ragtag convoy of trucks and motorcycles during a four-day patrol over several dozen miles of dense terrain. Laercio Guajajara, 35, is a member of the Amazon’s Guajajara tribe and the leader of what is essentially a paramilitary group who have made it their mission to expel illegal loggers from the rainforest.
“I don’t have anything, nothing,” he said. “I am very poor. So I came here to try and make a living.” Laercio Guajajara and the "Guardians" burn the lumber they find to prevent illegal loggers from coming back to collect it.Friday at 8 p.m. ET. A special version of the documentary will air on “Nightline” on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 12:35 a.m. ET on ABC.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ted Danson goes deep on 'The Good Place' finale — and that final lineIn the final moments of the series finale of The Good Place, things got real, man. As in: Michael Realman.…
Read more »
Argentina sees 'deep debt restructuring' ahead, rejects fiscal austerityArgentina is willing to pay its debts but does not have the money to do so, Econ...
Read more »
Man Too Deep Into Sentence To Avoid Saying Word He Can’t PronounceRALEIGH, NC—Suddenly realizing the direness of his situation halfway through speaking a sentence aloud, local 31-year-old Clint Levy reportedly found himself far too deep into a discussion of menu items during a business lunch Wednesday to avoid saying “charcuterie,” a word he is unable to pronounce, sources confirmed. “Oh, no, it’s coming up. Shit, what do I do?” Levy reportedly thought as he continued talking, admitting to himself that even if he were to add a few extra words as he approached the uncertain pronunciation, he would still have to face the phonetically complicated noun nonetheless. “I can buy myself some time by throwing an ‘um’ in there, but that’ll give me two seconds at the most. God, if I hesitate or try to sound it out, they’ll know I don’t have any idea how to say this thing. Fuck.” At press time, sources reported that Levy had accepted his fate and summoned the courage to just go for it.
Read more »